Georgia (Bradt Travel Guide)

This newedition of Bradt's Georgia, the only dedicated guide to the country, hasbeen thoroughly updated throughout, with greatly expanded coverage of Batumi,Adjara and Svaneti. The capital, Tbilisi, has seen huge changes in the pastdecade with some conspicuous new projects such as the Peace Bridge, the OperaHouse and Saakashvili's Presidential Palace. Much of the country can be visitedin day-trips from the luxury hotels of Tbilisi and Batumi; the remotest areas suchas Svaneti and the Pankisi Valley can also now be visited. Mestia, the capitalof Svaneti, now has an airport and a ski resort. The Georgian wineindustry is covered, as is the Black Sea resort of Batumi, near the Turkishborder.